News from NZ Police
Counties Manukau detectives have arrested two people in relation to the death of Shalvin Prasad.
The two men aged 18 and 20, both from Papatoetoe, will appear in the Manukau District Court today jointly charged with Shalvin’s murder.

Shalvin’s family were advised of the arrests last night as they neared the end of the traditional two week mourning period.

Detective Inspector Dave Lynch says that although Police are pleased to have made early arrests there is still a lot of work to do to complete the investigation and prepare the file for court.

We want to thank the public for their assistance so far with the investigation and are still seeking any information around Shalvin’s outstanding property listed below.

Keys
• Toyota RAV 4 Car key
• House key
• Steering wheel lock key
• Attached to a single plain ring with a piece of paper attached with either RAV 4 or ZG1674 written upon it

Police are also interested in any sightings of a distinctive lime green 2008 Holden Commodore SV6 and/or a 2001 silver/grey Nissan Bluebird Sylphy between the Papakura CBD area and Kingseat in the evening of Wednesday 30 January from 9.00pm through to the early morning of Thursday 31 January 2013.

Any information in relation to the investigation can be given to Police on 09 295 0311 or to Crime-stoppers on 0800 555 111

News from NZ Police – February 3
Police located Shalvin Prasad’s Toyota RAV 4 motor vehicle this morning after a member of the public noticed it outside industrial premises on Plunkett Avenue, Papatoetoe. The vehicle has been secured by Police and will be subject to an extensive forensic examination.

Police are working to establish how long the vehicle has been at that location and are particularly interested to hear from any business owners in the Plunkett Avenue Area that have CCTV cameras covering Plunkett Avenue.

News from NZ Police – February 2
Counties Manukau police have identified a body located in McRobbie Road as twenty-one year old Shalvin Prasad of Dannemora. Shalvin was reported missing by his family early on Thursday morning. His disappearance was out of character and there are no known reasons why Shalvin would go missing or take his own life.

Detective Inspector Dave Lynch of Counties-Manukau Police says that Police are treating Shalvin’s death as a homicide; ‘based upon what we now know about Shalvin coupled with the fact his vehicle and some personal possessions are still missing it is believed that another person or persons are involved in his disappearance and death’.

Police do not believe this was a random event and the reasons for Shalvin being targeted are an area of focus for the investigation team.

Police were able to forensically identify Shelvin and his family were advised on Friday evening. They are being supported by family, Friends, police and Victim Support.

A key focus for the investigation team is locating the vehicle that Shelvin was last seen in when he left home at approximately 8.30pm on Wednesday night. The vehicle is described as a 1994 Toyota RAV4. The vehicle is mostly blue but has a faded black [giving the appearance of grey] colour around the base.

The vehicle was in good condition. Police are appealing to members of the public for any sightings of this vehicle from 8.30 pm on Wednesday Night. Police would also like to hear from any members of the automobile industry who have bought such a vehicle or were asked to dispose of such a vehicle within this timeframe.

Police would like to hear from anyone who saw or had any contact with him in the week leading up to his disappearance and anyone who saw or had contact with him from 8.30pm on Wednesday night until his body was located at 0630 on Thursday morning.

Area inquiries completed by Police have established that two vehicles left McRobbie Road at high speed on Thursday morning at approximately 6.30am just prior to the arrival of the first Police vehicle. Both vehicles carried on straight through the intersection into Kingseat Road travelling in the Pukekohe direction.

One vehicle was described as Blue/Silver in colour and the other was white.

Police are urging the drivers of these vehicles to come forward to be eliminated from the investigation. ‘This is a remote location and both drivers will be well aware that their vehicles will be of interest to the investigation. The longer they wait to come forward will increase the level of interest Police have in them and we urge them to contact us as soon as possible’